photo by Kurt van Wyk Common Name: Eastern Ghost FrogScientific Name: Heleophryne orientalisFamily: Heleophrynidae - Ghost Frog familyLocation: South AfricaFemale Size: 1.8 inches (46 mm)Male Size: 1.4 inches (35 mm) The Eastern Ghost Frog lives in the forest areas surrounding the mountain fynbos heathlands. They live by fast moving, cold mountain streams. The mating season… Continue reading Eastern Ghost Frog (Heleophryne orientalis)
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Croctober 2026
🐊 Welcome to CROCtober! 🐊 It’s officially time to celebrate the incredible animals of the order Crocodylia! Throughout October, I’ll be sharing facts, photos, and stories about crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials from around the world. From massive predators to some of the lesser-known members of the group, there’s a lot to discover! Get ready… Continue reading Croctober 2026
Fringed Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus)
photo by inaturalist user: peregrin8 Common Name: Fringed Leaf FrogScientific Name: Cruziohyla craspedopusFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and PeruFemale Size: 2.7 - 2.9 inches (69 - 73 mm)Male Size: 2.2 inches (55 - 57 mm) The Fringed Leaf Frog lives in the canopy of trees in the lowland Amazon rain forest.… Continue reading Fringed Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus)
Forest Green Tree Frog (Zhangixalus arboreus)
photo by Gonzalo Giribet Common Name: Forest Green Tree Frog, Kinugasa Flying FrogScientific Name: Zhangixalus arboreusFamily: Rhacophoridae - Asian Tree Frog familyLocation: JapanFemale Size:2.3 - 3.2 inches (59 - 82 mm) Male Size: 1.6 - 2.4 inches (42 - 60 mm) The Forest Green Tree Frog spends most of its life in the trees. The… Continue reading Forest Green Tree Frog (Zhangixalus arboreus)
Pepper’s Poison Frog (Ameerega pepperi)
photo by Humberto Marcial Apagüeño vasquez Common Name: Pepper's Poison Frog, Valle de Huallaga Poison FrogScientific Name: Ameerega pepperiFamily: Dendrobatidae - Poison Dart Frog familyLocation: PeruFemale Size: 1.2 - 1.4 inches (30.8 - 34.4 mm)Male Size: 1.1 inches (28.6 mm) The Pepper's Poison Frog is named after Mark Pepper, a Canadian conservationist that I've never… Continue reading Pepper’s Poison Frog (Ameerega pepperi)
Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)
photo by David Sinnott Common Name: Giant Burrowing Frog, Eastern Owl FrogScientific Name: Heleioporus australiacusFamily: Myobatrachidae - Australian Ground Frog familyLocation: Australia - New South WalesFemale Size: 2.9 - 3.8 inches (73- 97mm)Male Size: 2.4 - 3.0 inches (60 - 78 mm) The Giant Burrowing Frog lives in montane sclerophyll woodlands, montane riparian woodlands, wet,… Continue reading Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)
Red Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis pyrrhus)
photo by Damon Tighe Common Name: Red Bright-eyed FrogScientific Name: Boophis pyrrhusFamily: MantellidaeLocation: MadagascarFemale Size: 1.46 inches (37 mm)Male Size: 1.0 - 1.26 inches (26 - 32 mm) The Red Bright-eyed Frog lives in pristine rain forests of eastern Madagascar. The mating season coincides with the rainy season, from November to April. The male frogs… Continue reading Red Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis pyrrhus)
Red Snouted Tree Frog (Scinax ruber)
photo by Bryan Ramdeen Common Name: Red Snouted Tree Frog, Two-striped Snouted Tree Frog, Common Snouted Tree Frog, Spotted Agile Frog Scientific Name: Scinax ruberFamily: Hylidae - Tree Frog familyLocation: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and VenezuelaIntroduced Location: Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Saint LuciaFemale Size: 1.6 -… Continue reading Red Snouted Tree Frog (Scinax ruber)
Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis)
photo by Oliver Angus Common Names: Namaqua Rain Frog, Namakwa Reënpadda (Afrikaans)Scientific Name: Breviceps namaquensisFamily: Brevicipidae - African Rain Frog familyLocation: Namibia and South AfricaFemale Size: 1.8 inches (45 mm)Male Size: smaller than females The Namaqua Rain Frog lives in the sandy areas of the karroo, a semi desert region in South Africa. The frog… Continue reading Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis)
Brown Tree Toad (Rentapia hosii)
photo by Chun Xing Wong Common Name: Brown Tree Toad, Hose's Tree Toad, Asian Yellow-spotted Climbing Toad, Malayan Brown Toad, Boulenger's Asian Tree ToadScientific Name: Rentapia hosiiFamily: Bufonidae - True Toad familyLocation: Indonesia, Malaysia, and ThailandFemale Size: 3.5 - 4.1 inches (89 - 105 mm)Male Size: 2 - 3.1 inches (50 - 80 mm) As the… Continue reading Brown Tree Toad (Rentapia hosii)